File:A medieval spindle whorl (FindID 477550).jpg

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a medieval spindle whorl
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2011-12-13 14:27:19
Title
a medieval spindle whorl
Description
English: A crudely cast lead spindle whorl, probably dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period, AD1400-1600. It is conical in shape. The lower, flat side is plain; the upper side is decorated with a pattern consisting of eight panels separated by raised lines. There are two or three pellets in each panel. The whorl is 31.7mm long, 28.3mm wide and 8.1mm thick. It weighs 28.66gm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1400 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 477550
Old ref: SWYOR-760323
Filename: PAS_1625_Alford_whorl.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/360435
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/360435/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477550
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Object location53° 15′ 41.4″ N, 0° 10′ 28.48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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